Ancient and Medieval India 3rd Edition (English, Paperback, Poonam Dalal Dahiya)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Pre-Historic India
2. Harappan Civilization/Bronze Age (c. 2600–1900 bce)
3. The Vedic Age (Rig Vedic and Later Vedic) (c. 1500–500 bce)
4. The Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (c. 600?300 bce)
5. Buddhism and Jainism
6. The Maurya Empire (c. 324–187 bce)
7. Political and Cultural Developments During c. 200 bce–300 ce
8. The Guptas and the Vakatakas (c. 300–600 ce)
9. Early Medieval India: The Age of Regional Configurations (c. 600?1200 ce)
10. Period from c. 1000 to 1200 ce: Northern India
11. The Delhi Sultanate (c. 1206–1526 ce)
12. Provincial Kingdoms of Medieval India
13. The Mughals (c. 1526–1857 ce)
14. The Later Mughals, the Marathas and Other Provincial Kingdoms
15. Bhakti and Other Important Religious Movements
16. The Advent of Europeans

DESCRIPTION

Overview:

Combining storytelling and historical analysis, Ancient and Medieval India by Poonam Dalal Dahiya reveals India’s fascinating heritage, covering all important aspects meant for the aspirants of the Union Public Service Commission as well as various state public service examinations. This edition has been updated to assimilate latest data, information, questions, figures, and maps in all the topics pertinent to the civil service examinations. Moreover, the book also consists of numerous chapter-wise practice questions, making it user-friendly and enhancing the aspirant’s preparation. The book comes in bi-color with highlighted key words along with two detachable pluck-out charts on ancient and medieval India; ideal for long-term information retention and complete revision at a glance.

Key Features:

1. Covers the complete UPSC and State Service Examinations syllabus.
2. Written in an easy-to-grasp and lucid manner.
3. Updated questions, facts, pictures, flowcharts, and maps added for better clarity.
4. Two detachable pluck-out charts on ancient and medieval India for easy and instant pre-examination revision
5. In-depth coverage of Bhakti and Sufi movements in accordance with the UPSC exam pattern
6. Improved coverage of important topics like Buddhism and Jainism
7. Latest preliminary and mains examination questions added in each chapter.